The Makropulos affair’There is a woman, who is 337 years old, but still young and beautiful. We know that she is unhappy… We are happy, though we know that life is short. That is why every moment should be used properly’ – explained Leoš Janáček the message of his opera. The main character, Elina Makropulos lives her long, more and more unhappy life under the same initals, but different names, until she realizes: it is finiteness that gives meaning to human life.
Janáček’s poetical, powerful opera is full of beautiful melodies and rich harmonies, and it charms connoisseurs, too. The stage-director of the performance is Dmitry Bertman, who is also the founder of the world-famous Helikon Opera. This non-conventional company has already performed seven times in Miskolc, always with huge success.
Leoš Janáček
The Makropulos affair (Věc Makropulos)
Detective opera in three acts
Guest performance of Helikon-Opera, Moscow
The libretto, based on the play by Karel Čapek, was written by Leoš Janáček
Conductor: Konstantin Khvatynets
Stage director: Dmitry Bertman
Director-Coach: Matvey Osherovsky
Set and Costume designers: Igor Nezhny, Tatiana Tulubieva
Lighting designer: Alexander Kelganov
Artistic assistant: Yury Ustyugov
Orchestra and Choir of Helikon-Opera
Chorus director: Denis Kirpanev
Cast
Emilia Marty – Natalia Zagorinskaya
Albert Gregor – Dmitry Khromov
Prus – Dmitry Yankovsky
Kolenatý, lawyer – Dmitry Skorikov
Vítek – Andrey Palamarchuk
Kristina – Marina Kalinina
Janek – Alexander Klevich
Hauk-Šendorf – Mikhail Seryshev
A stage technician – Dmitry Ovchinnikov
A cleaning woman – Marina Karpechenko
A maid – Ekaterina Oblezova
Hauk’s wife – Alexander Borodovsky
12. 06. 2016. – Miskolc National Theatre - Grand Theatre
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